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Jacob Rees-Mogg accusing Jewish Tory MPs of being in the #illuminati, his offer of private security from Britain First, his RTing of German neo-Nazi party AfD, & his blaming of #Grenfell victims for 'not using common sense', reveals the rotten underbelly of the @Conservatives. Image
If you can't see the deadly echoes of the Nazis in the populist nationalist rhetoric of the current @Conservatives Government, with their demonization of minorities & the Left, their jingoism, & their use of antisemitic conspiracy theories, you're really not paying attention. ImageImage
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Sociology of nationalism THREAD

We've witnessed the rise of political leaders & parties relying on #populist #nationalist discourse: Trump, Orbán, Modi & Bolsanaro are united by their espousal of nationalism, majoritarianism, populism & authoritarianism.

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"Propagandists taught the corporation to be able to do what the ‘failing’ liberal state would not: manage the lives of the publics to provide security, stability, and profit to the corporation, all while maintaining the façade of democracy and free conduct" - Cory Wimberley.
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The claim that the wealthiest 1% in the UK pay 27% of the tax is a grotesque lie, creating a misleading narrative, which the press & broadcast news media have been amplifying for years.

The truth is that over three-quarters of the Government’s income comes from other taxes.
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The evidence suggests that more fine-grained guidelines on permissible circumstances for @BBC journalists’ usage of “we” & “our” need revising & disseminating.
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